Every action, no matter how big or small, makes a difference!
If our region is to achieve the CQSS2030 vision and targets there’s a lot to do and we need everyone to play a part. We encourage all businesses, groups, organisations and individuals to celebrate what they’re doing and inspire others by adding their actions here.
Take a look at what’s being done, who’s been doing it, and the difference they’ve made.
Lendlease: Springboard Program
The program focuses on how living in balance with ourselves, our workplace and our natural environment can not only benefit our wellbeing but also create a network of like-minded people around the globe who are committed to effecting change.
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Mulloon Institute: NQ Dry Tropics program to enhance grazing landscape rehydration and resilience
The Mulloon Institute and Grazing Naturally supported NQ Dry Tropics to deliver projects with graziers in northern Queensland to restore natural processes, reduce sediment runoff and improve productivity.
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Livingstone Shire Council: Community Nursery
Livingstone Shire Council Community Nursery grows local endemic native plants for habitat restoration. Volunteers assist to collect seed and propagate local provenance tube stock (150+ species). Rare plants and advanced plants are special projects of the nursery.
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Advance Rockhampton: Rookwood Weir Landholder Support & Grants Program
The Rookwood Weir is a landmark project that will capture valuable water in the lower Fitzroy, ultimately generating new economic & employment opportunities and supporting urban and industrial growth and water security. Advance Rockhampton are facilitating the Landholder Support & Grants Program.
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Livingstone Shire Council: Bushfire Property Planning Workshops
Livingstone Shire Council partnered with agencies and community groups to deliver Fire information nights and property bushfire planning workshops at Byfield and The Caves. Supported by Queensland Reconstruction Authority after The Caves Fire of Nov 2018, by working together we build a resilient community.
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Gladstone Regional Council: Central Queensland Coastal Fox Control Project
The project aims to remove foxes from coastal areas to reduce the number of turtle nests being dug up and predated on each season and is a collaboration between Gladstone Regional Council and Fitzroy Basin Association’s Team Turtle CQ, delivers targeted control of European Red Foxes in a humane and safe manner.
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Glencore: Collinsville Open Cut host community tree planting day
Glencore’s Collinsville Open Cut mine has joined forces with the local community to put the finishing touches on an ambitious '10,000 Tree' planting project for the site’s rehabilitation areas.
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Gladstone Regional Council: Litter Education and Awareness Program
The Litter Education and Awareness Program (LEAP) collaborating with participating Reef Guardian Schools, Cleanwater Group and Tangaroa Blue. The LEAP project involves installing litter capture devices, collecting and sorting the litter.
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Biloela Holistic Management Group: Holistic Management Training
Holistic Management training part funded by FBA over 4 two-day sessions covering Allan Savory's core learning around managing holistically - Holistic Decision-making, Holistic Grazing and Financial Planning and an introduction to Holistic Land Planning & Yeoman's Scale of Permanence, with continued learning support.
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High Valley Dawn Permaculture Farm: Regenerative farming
High Valley Dawn is a 140 acre farm which showcases a range of different regenerative farming practices. This year, we started running weekly farm tours every Sunday and offering tours for bus tours and school groups as well as completing our Time-Managed Regenerative Grazing Project in Partnership with FBA and RCS.
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Rockhampton Regional Council: Community Waste Education Program
Are you a recycling hero? Rockhampton Regional Councils' Waste and Recycling unit supports general public, groups & schools on their journey to become a zero waste community by 2050. Get involved in Clean Up Australia Day or book a free Guest Speaker or Guided Site Tour, access our project funding and become a Recycling Hero School!
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Cotton Australia: Enhancing environmental outcomes through grants
A Central Highlands farming family is achieving excellent results in biodiversity, soil health and water efficiency thanks to best practice principles and research assisted by grants from the Fitzroy Basin Association. Oliver Volck and his father Graham are undertaking ongoing soil and water testing at their cotton farm to not only improve productivity, but also ensure the environment is cared for.
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